Small U.S. ex-gay non-profit organizations will start to lose their non-profit status next year under new federal regulations that require all organizations to file with the Internal Revenue Service — no matter how small the organization’s budget is.
Ex-gay organizations such as Corduroy Stone in Lansing, His Way Out Ministries in Bakersfield, Life+Guard Ministries in Austin, and Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays have until now straddled a line which enabled them to avoid filing in years when their annual budget fell below $25,000.
Now, these outfits will have to file regardless. Activists who for years have treated their non-profit as an afterthought or a hobby face administrative hassles, as well as exposure of their donors and leadership — or lack thereof. It is likely that some simply won’t bother to maintain their non-profit status.
It will be interesting to see how many of Exodus’ local activists survive IRS efforts to prune non-compliant and closed organizations.
It would not single out anti-gay groups. It would target small progressive groups as well.
Yes, it absolutely would affect all small non-profits, and I stated this. My specific concern is with defunct ex-gay activist projects and ex-gay front groups.
Bob, why would you target small progressive groups as well? What are they doing to damage gay and lesbian people? Or are you just trolling again?
Why would I? You missed the point. The article says the IRS would target all small groups, anti-gay or not. Unless you want the IRS to selectivly shut down only certain groups, say, the ones you don’t like. The point Daniel, was that all small groups would be threatened including the ones Micheal liked and I asked him about that.
Oh, I think I see what happened now. You may have misread “It would target…” as “I would target”.
Bob, I don’t think ANY non-profit, regardless of its ideology, should escape accountability to the public if it wishes to retain tax-exempt status.
Exactly Michael, all these groups should be treated the same. I think Bob’s attempting to smear progressive groups is a little specious. Bob, which progessive groups do you want to target?